“I think my leaving created a situation that was not good for the Dolphins retrospectively,” Parcells, now an ESPN analyst and a 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, said in a conference call with media Wednesday.

When Parcells was asked about what he considered the highs and lows of his Dolphins tenure, which lasted less than three seasons, he said: “I’ve thought about it a lot.”

Parcells indicated having a first-time owner (Stephen Ross), head coach (Tony Sparano) and GM (Jeff Ireland) created some challenges, calling it “a difficult dynamic, because everyone, rightfully so, wants to put their own mark on the franchise, and they have every right to do that.”

Parcells indicated he believes his departure created some “political” issues.

Said Parcells: “I saw things happen that I would have made every effort to try to avoid.”

I lost a lot of respect for Parcells during his Dolphin years. Yeah I realize it was Miami's fault for thinking a good coach could be a good GM, but near the end I didn't think Parcells even cared anymore. I've had jobs I didn't like, but I never quit trying to do the best job I could.

The biggest over-hyped, over-blown, over-rated HC of all time. I cannot believe how many sing his praises. Without a certain coach who is in NE with him, then man was very average.

I agree. Growing up a Giant fan (before i moved here) when they played Buffalo in their super bowl win that certain coaches defensive scheme was brilliant. 3 down lineman & just punishing the receivers whenever they even touched the ball was unreal. I know it came down to a Norwood wide right but nobody thought the Giants would even be in that game. And of course when they beat Denver the Defense just dominated.

I will say though when he screwed Atlanta over to come here most here were pleased & predicted a super bowl within 3 years.

I will say though when he screwed Atlanta over to come here most here were pleased & predicted a super bowl within 3 years.

I dont remember that. I remember most being pleased but I don't remember most predicting a SB in 3 years. I am sure some did but most ... not sure about that. Of course as my children remind me of often ... hmmm not sure what point I was about to make.

I will say though when he screwed Atlanta over to come here most here were pleased & predicted a super bowl within 3 years.

I dont remember that. I remember most being pleased but I don't remember most predicting a SB in 3 years. I am sure some did but most ... not sure about that. Of course as my children remind me of often ... hmmm not sure what point I was about to make.

I don't remember that either Aqnor. I had my doubts when he came here.Now Jimmy Johnson, that was a different story for me, I did think he would take us to the promised land.

Although the Parcell years were tough he took over a bad situation and he made us a better football team. The culture around there had to be pretty rotten after that 1-15 fiasco. I hope to liken us to the 49ers who had a few years with Nolan and Singletary building a strong defensive unit and an offense that could run the ball and then Harbaugh came along and put it all together for them. I'm hoping Philbin is our guy to put these pieces together and give us a run to remember.

I will say though when he screwed Atlanta over to come here most here were pleased & predicted a super bowl within 3 years.

I dont remember that. I remember most being pleased but I don't remember most predicting a SB in 3 years. I am sure some did but most ... not sure about that. Of course as my children remind me of often ... hmmm not sure what point I was about to make.

I don't remember that either Aqnor. I had my doubts when he came here.Now Jimmy Johnson, that was a different story for me, I did think he would take us to the promised land.

I was excited for both of them when they were first hired. I had no doubt we'd win a Super Bowl with JJ. Now with the Tuna, I didn't expect a Super Bowl appearance, but I did expect a playoff team with a good foundation in place as he did with other teams. I think a lot of people here felt the same way.

As to all the "Super Bowl within three years" comments.... I'm fairly certain I heard a few of those comments. But every fan of every underperforming team that gets a new GM/HC has basically those same expectations.

You mean the same coach who first spread his wings and left, compiling a 36-44 record before being fired and returning home to the nest?

Comments like these get made when someone just does a quick scan at a record & pays no attention to the details.

1991 6 -101992 7 - 91993 7 - 91994 11 - 5 ( Winning One Playoff game )1995 5 - 11? What was the owner of the Browns doing in 1995 that would undermined a coach?

So basically he turned the Browns into a playoff team in 4 years after taking over a 3 win team in 1990, doubling their wins in his first yr. Without the moving of the franchise from Cleveland working against him in 1995 then Cleveland would be a there again.

Horrible coaching job and naive comment to make about him not doing a good job in Cleveland.

10acjed wrote:

Strange how good someone looks when surrounded by the right people compared to how they look without them.

You got it. Why I said Parcells is the most over-hyped, over-blown, over-rated coach in NFL History.

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Drafting Jake Long over Matt Ryan was one of his biggest mistakes. I know the lead on this was after 2008.

The quarterback position is definitely more telling in the wins and losses than a very good left tackle.

Dphins4me wrote:

Miami missed out on some quality player by draft a gimmick Qb.

A high second round pick should be a guaranteed starter by at least year two. Missing in the 2nd round was a huge set back in the team's development ... especially when the team was lacking talent to begin with.